Acinetobacter: Could Rival MRSA in Hospitals?

Yehuda Carmeli, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
The Washington DC conference also heard about a hospital infection that has had a worryingly low profile: acinetobacter baumanii. The news at ICAAC was that this could easily rival MRSA as a serious problem for health systems worldwide.
[audio:http://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/icaac2005/yehuda_carmeli.mp3]